OnePlus has officially announced that its upcoming OnePlus 12 flagship smartphone will feature a new Sony Lytia dual-layer camera sensor. This new sensor promises to significantly improve image quality, especially in low light conditions.

The Lytia sensor uses a multilayer CMOS design consisting of two layers of transistors and photodiodes. This allows the use of physically larger photodiodes, which can capture more light and produce sharper, more detailed images.

OnePlus is the group’s second sub-brand under BBK Electronics, leveraging its partnership with Sony’s LYTIA Mobile Image Sensor brand. The company had previously used the Sony Lytia 808 sensor in the main camera of the OnePlus Open, but it is said that the OnePlus 12 will use a different Lytia sensor.

Other BBK Electronics brands such as Oppo and Vivo have also announced partnerships with Sony Lytia. This means we can expect to see the same dual-layer sensors used in the main cameras of the upcoming Oppo Find X7 and Vivo X100 smartphones.

Rumor has it that in addition to the Lytia sensor, the OnePlus 12 also has a new telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. The phone is also expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which will provide improved performance and power efficiency. OnePlus 12 is expected to launch in China in December 2023, followed by a global release in early 2024.